Photographer's Note

Dunes are much much livelier than they seem to be.
Besides thousands of animal species, sometimes you can find tourists, hippies, businessmen, Berbers and run away camels.

While our caravan was heading our Berber camp to pass the night, we stumbled upon this poor young Berber lady, whose camel had run away an hour ago. The moment i saw her, i easily felt hopeless for her. But she had her binoculars and actually was rushing to catch the nasty animal.

Camels are funny creatures. When they need a fresher grass in the desert, they can easily abandon you (even though you tie them to a stick). The next morning some of our camels were also gone and we did the same thing: get a binocular and start a search party. What else can you do? :))

Hi Deniz,the last lights on the dunes to take the best effect from the long shados,a fantastic backlight and a spectacular perspective,another great memory for me and you from Merzouga! Have a good night and thanks,Luciano

I love this whole thing, Deniz - the title, the image, the story, the shadows... it all works together perfectly to create a wonderful moment of comic panic. Yes, we feel bad for her, but there's something funny about the story here.

In terms of the shot itself, the light is just extraordinary, revealing every tiny ripple of sand and adding a sense of urgency here as the sun sets. You've framed it all perfectly, with her shadow running straight into the lower left corner. Very nicely done.

Great light across the dunes gives the shot super texture and shadows. The long shadow cast by the woman is just so well placed and judging by its length night is not far away. I hope she finds her camel! Creative DL shot. Warm regards Rosemary

Ciao Deniz,
An then a lot a problem ;) alone in the desert can be a tragedy ;)
beautiful backlight with long shadows, nice light and hot tones, very good framing too...i know the place...i been there few years ago....very good shot...
best regards,
Valter

Hello Deniz
The long shadow cast diagonally to the corner of the picture makes this delightful, as much as the tone of brown! I loved the halo like effect created around the edge of her upper body thanks to the sun in the BG and the small shadows of the tufts of grass, which creates a strong 3D effect
Best,
Angshu

Hello Deniz,
Morroco is my favorite country with all of its variety of light and colours to make it so effective and unique.
The dark silhouette of the passing by man falling on the sand makes the image so beautiful.Excellent the light management.

Have a good day,Danos

PS
thank you for your critic on my photo '600th photo....' and even more for your reasoned ps.Really you as old members saw a lot of variations in the site with bad and good periods.The most worse of course was the period that the more good and experienced photographers left the site.
Compare the TE with the 500px that i'm member too,i get sick with the difference,never mind the life is continue..

Hello Deniz,
this is a fascinating image which seems to be composed or painted by light and shadows. It looks like a work of art and at the same time it describes a daily life scene, so usual, as you say, in the desert but so far from our environment and habits, so exotic. I love the gradation of the warm tones, the soft textures, the decisive stride of the mysterious figure, the large shadows among the dunes and the tiny shadows in the foreground. The lady's long shadow that exceeds the limits of the frame has a stunning graphical impact. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely weekend,
Ourania